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[ adverb ] in a special manner
Synonyms Examples "a specially arranged dinner" Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)The frequency used for these experiments is 15 mc. and the transducer is a specially cut crystal with an epoxy lens capable of providing beam diameters smaller than one millimeter . (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)The basement of such an apartment_building may provide as much natural protection as the specially constructed concrete block shelter recommended for the basement of a family dwelling . (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)Christiana_Securities_Company and Delaware_Realty_+_Investment_Company , major stockholders in du_Pont , and the stockholders of Delaware were dealt with specially by provisions requiring the annual sale by a trustee , again over a ten year period , of du_Pont 's General_Motors stock allocable to them , as_well_as any General_Motors stock which Christiana and Delaware owned outright . |
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[ adverb ] to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
Synonyms Examples "he was particularly fussy about spelling" "a particularly gruesome attack" "under peculiarly tragic circumstances" "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger" Used in print (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)The National_Lumber_Manufacturers_Association , Washington , D._C. , is developing plans to utilize specially treated lumber for underground shelter construction . |
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